The Licensing Board has voted to allow bars to remain open until 2 a.m. on New Years Eve. This is a good decision. It is likely not to hurt anyone and will give bar owners a break on the biggest…
Category: Editorials
The Punishment Fit The Crime
After a great deal of deliberation and shared ideas from the police chief, the school superintendent and the mayor’s office, it was decided that all those who were present and took part in the fight between two Lynn English High…
The MBTA Madness
The MBTA is suggesting that if the cost for a daily ride can increase by 25%, then services can remain in tact, with no reductions anywhere. This move is highly suspect because the T needs to raise enormous amounts of…
The US Postal Service and the .50 Cent Stamp
The US Postal service is attempting to cut a $13 billion loss it will accrue this year. So it is preparing to close thousands of postal outlets, layoff perhaps 100,000 postal employees and raise the cost of mailing a letter…
Whitney Houston’s Funeral
Whitney Houston’s four hour funeral from inside the Baptist Church she grew up in was very impressive. In fact, all the wonderful things said about her by those whom she worked with, who knew her a lifetime and by family…
The Lynn Culture
Lynn Mayor Judith Flanagan-Kennedy has said she is disappointed with a culture of cronyism that is prevalent in Lynn. She believes the appointment of a Lynn man as the city comptroller is somehow compromised by the fact that he is…
The City Meet Was a Great Success
What a great extravaganza happened Saturday at Lynn Tech High School as swimmers from Lynn’s three public high schools competed in the 43rd annual Lynn City Meet. More than 100 competitors fought for winning positions and bragging rights in this…
The Patriots
By half time during the game Sunday, this city’s streets were a ghostland. Virtually no one was out during the half-time festivities. With the second half yet to come, there was hope that the Patriots could pull it off. In…
Where Was the Mayor, As Usual?
Last Wednesday, Governor Deval Patrick came to town to tour North Shore Community College with its president Wayne Burton and Congressman John Tierney. Also along for the tour was the state’s education maven and one of Patrick’s key cabinet members,…
In Memoriam
Mayor Kevin White’s death is a moment for all of us to remember him and the days when he managed this city with an iron fist. He was above all, a real Bostonian with his early roots in West Roxbury…